I have a 96 Accord EX 4 cylinder. I took it in for an oil change and
the guy told me I am missing a heat shield. He told me it is not that
important except if I hit anything metal underneath the car and it will
cause big problem. Now that I try to find that heat shield and discover
that there are a lot of them underneath the car and it is supposed to be
a Honda dealer order parts. I try to find the guy back at the oil
change place but he no longer work there. Anyone know how many heat
shield is under the car? Can you give me the part name or number?

Thanks a million!!

 

"Tim" <tim@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:3F3808DB.907C3727@nowhere.com...
> I have a 96 Accord EX 4 cylinder. I took it in for an oil change and
> the guy told me I am missing a heat shield. He told me it is not that
> important except if I hit anything metal underneath the car and it will
> cause big problem. Now that I try to find that heat shield and discover
> that there are a lot of them underneath the car and it is supposed to be
> a Honda dealer order parts. I try to find the guy back at the oil
> change place but he no longer work there. Anyone know how many heat
> shield is under the car? Can you give me the part name or number?

The heat shield is to shield the underside of the vehicle from the heat
coming off of the exhaust system. That's all, it does not protect the
vehicle's underside from damage from items struck by the vehicle.

--
Brian
www.accesswave.ca/~orion

 

"Tim" <tim@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:3F3808DB.907C3727@nowhere.com...
> I have a 96 Accord EX 4 cylinder. I took it in for an oil change and
> the guy told me I am missing a heat shield. He told me it is not that
> important except if I hit anything metal underneath the car and it will
> cause big problem. Now that I try to find that heat shield and discover
> that there are a lot of them underneath the car and it is supposed to be
> a Honda dealer order parts. I try to find the guy back at the oil
> change place but he no longer work there. Anyone know how many heat
> shield is under the car? Can you give me the part name or number?

The heat shield is to shield the underside of the vehicle from the heat
coming off of the exhaust system. That's all, it does not protect the
vehicle's underside from damage from items struck by the vehicle.

--
Brian
www.accesswave.ca/~orion

 

Thanks for the advice. Now you mention it, I did hear a rattle noise before I
lost the heat shield. I guess it is not an important part that need to be
replaced. However, can anyone tell me how to order that part? I call the
local Honda dealership and inquire about the heat shield for the exhaust pipe
and he told me there is no such part listed. Please help.

Thanks again.

Greg wrote:

> It is my understanding that a heat shield helps to shield and disperse heat
> from the exhaust pipe/muffler heat. I don't think it is there to act as an
> actual shield for protection against road debris. They are usually pretty
> flimsy thin metal and if you lose one you might feel a little more heat on
> your toosh, but I would not be too concerned. Some people end up taking
> them off because they tend to vibrate after they get old and loose.
> Greg
> "Tim" <tim@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:3F3808DB.907C3727@nowhere.com...
> > I have a 96 Accord EX 4 cylinder. I took it in for an oil change and
> > the guy told me I am missing a heat shield. He told me it is not that
> > important except if I hit anything metal underneath the car and it will
> > cause big problem. Now that I try to find that heat shield and discover
> > that there are a lot of them underneath the car and it is supposed to be
> > a Honda dealer order parts. I try to find the guy back at the oil
> > change place but he no longer work there. Anyone know how many heat
> > shield is under the car? Can you give me the part name or number?
> >
> > Thanks a million!!
> >

 

Thanks for the advice. Now you mention it, I did hear a rattle noise before I
lost the heat shield. I guess it is not an important part that need to be
replaced. However, can anyone tell me how to order that part? I call the
local Honda dealership and inquire about the heat shield for the exhaust pipe
and he told me there is no such part listed. Please help.

Thanks again.

Greg wrote:

> It is my understanding that a heat shield helps to shield and disperse heat
> from the exhaust pipe/muffler heat. I don't think it is there to act as an
> actual shield for protection against road debris. They are usually pretty
> flimsy thin metal and if you lose one you might feel a little more heat on
> your toosh, but I would not be too concerned. Some people end up taking
> them off because they tend to vibrate after they get old and loose.
> Greg
> "Tim" <tim@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:3F3808DB.907C3727@nowhere.com...
> > I have a 96 Accord EX 4 cylinder. I took it in for an oil change and
> > the guy told me I am missing a heat shield. He told me it is not that
> > important except if I hit anything metal underneath the car and it will
> > cause big problem. Now that I try to find that heat shield and discover
> > that there are a lot of them underneath the car and it is supposed to be
> > a Honda dealer order parts. I try to find the guy back at the oil
> > change place but he no longer work there. Anyone know how many heat
> > shield is under the car? Can you give me the part name or number?
> >
> > Thanks a million!!
> >

 

What does the oil change guy know about the heat shield? I think you are
taking way too much importance to it, I bet now you feel like your car will
brake down in any minute. Heatshields prstect your car from the heat, not
the pipe from objects on the streets.

"Tim" <tim@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:3F3808DB.907C3727@nowhere.com...
> I have a 96 Accord EX 4 cylinder. I took it in for an oil change and
> the guy told me I am missing a heat shield. He told me it is not that
> important except if I hit anything metal underneath the car and it will
> cause big problem. Now that I try to find that heat shield and discover
> that there are a lot of them underneath the car and it is supposed to be
> a Honda dealer order parts. I try to find the guy back at the oil
> change place but he no longer work there. Anyone know how many heat
> shield is under the car? Can you give me the part name or number?
>
> Thanks a million!!
>

 

What does the oil change guy know about the heat shield? I think you are
taking way too much importance to it, I bet now you feel like your car will
brake down in any minute. Heatshields prstect your car from the heat, not
the pipe from objects on the streets.

"Tim" <tim@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:3F3808DB.907C3727@nowhere.com...
> I have a 96 Accord EX 4 cylinder. I took it in for an oil change and
> the guy told me I am missing a heat shield. He told me it is not that
> important except if I hit anything metal underneath the car and it will
> cause big problem. Now that I try to find that heat shield and discover
> that there are a lot of them underneath the car and it is supposed to be
> a Honda dealer order parts. I try to find the guy back at the oil
> change place but he no longer work there. Anyone know how many heat
> shield is under the car? Can you give me the part name or number?
>
> Thanks a million!!
>

 

Falling asleep through Stephen Bigelow's post...

>> The part department just fax me a copy of the exhaust system. Can
>> someone
> tell me
>> which is the heat shield? Thanks.
>
> #'s 5, 6, 36, 38, 39.
>
> Bet on 5 and 6 being the culprit.

Stephen, you work for a Honda Dealer? Or are you just that fluent in the
parts? I need a block...

--
"If you can't change a tire, you're not allowed to have a beard. It's the
most basic part of a car: If you don't know that much about a car, you
really shouldn't be driving, should you?" - Jimmy Kimmel
ntlhell rolls a six... deathwind is disembowelled with a chainsaw, run over
with a rhino, fed to the fish and his computer taken away from him such
that he doesn't bore us with that inane rot ever again. - ntlhell - A.G.G-
T-A

 

Falling asleep through Stephen Bigelow's post...

>> The part department just fax me a copy of the exhaust system. Can
>> someone
> tell me
>> which is the heat shield? Thanks.
>
> #'s 5, 6, 36, 38, 39.
>
> Bet on 5 and 6 being the culprit.

Stephen, you work for a Honda Dealer? Or are you just that fluent in the
parts? I need a block...

--
"If you can't change a tire, you're not allowed to have a beard. It's the
most basic part of a car: If you don't know that much about a car, you
really shouldn't be driving, should you?" - Jimmy Kimmel
ntlhell rolls a six... deathwind is disembowelled with a chainsaw, run over
with a rhino, fed to the fish and his computer taken away from him such
that he doesn't bore us with that inane rot ever again. - ntlhell - A.G.G-
T-A

 

"Pahsons - Somnolent" <pahsons@juno.com> wrote in message
news:Xns93D4CD544A313wyrmshutup@130.133.1.4...
> Falling asleep through Stephen Bigelow's post...
>
> >> The part department just fax me a copy of the exhaust system. Can
> >> someone
> > tell me
> >> which is the heat shield? Thanks.
> >
> > #'s 5, 6, 36, 38, 39.
> >
> > Bet on 5 and 6 being the culprit.
>
> Stephen, you work for a Honda Dealer? Or are you just that fluent in the
> parts? I need a block...

Nah. I just know everything.

Tee-hee.

 

"Pahsons - Somnolent" <pahsons@juno.com> wrote in message
news:Xns93D4CD544A313wyrmshutup@130.133.1.4...
> Falling asleep through Stephen Bigelow's post...
>
> >> The part department just fax me a copy of the exhaust system. Can
> >> someone
> > tell me
> >> which is the heat shield? Thanks.
> >
> > #'s 5, 6, 36, 38, 39.
> >
> > Bet on 5 and 6 being the culprit.
>
> Stephen, you work for a Honda Dealer? Or are you just that fluent in the
> parts? I need a block...

Nah. I just know everything.

Tee-hee.

 

Yeah, Greg. You are so correct. That flimsy little piece of aluminum won't
stop any kind of serious debree. I once heard of a woman running over a
starter that had come off another vehicle. It came up through the
floorboard and killed her. Another good reason not to tailgate, I'd say.
Dave

"Greg" <toft@zoomtown.com> wrote in message
news:3f380ce9$0$52128$a0465688@nnrp.fuse.net...
> It is my understanding that a heat shield helps to shield and disperse
heat
> from the exhaust pipe/muffler heat. I don't think it is there to act as
an
> actual shield for protection against road debris. They are usually pretty
> flimsy thin metal and if you lose one you might feel a little more heat on
> your toosh, but I would not be too concerned. Some people end up taking
> them off because they tend to vibrate after they get old and loose.
> Greg
> "Tim" <tim@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:3F3808DB.907C3727@nowhere.com...
> > I have a 96 Accord EX 4 cylinder. I took it in for an oil change and
> > the guy told me I am missing a heat shield. He told me it is not that
> > important except if I hit anything metal underneath the car and it will
> > cause big problem. Now that I try to find that heat shield and discover
> > that there are a lot of them underneath the car and it is supposed to be
> > a Honda dealer order parts. I try to find the guy back at the oil
> > change place but he no longer work there. Anyone know how many heat
> > shield is under the car? Can you give me the part name or number?
> >
> > Thanks a million!!
> >
>
>

 

Yeah, Greg. You are so correct. That flimsy little piece of aluminum won't
stop any kind of serious debree. I once heard of a woman running over a
starter that had come off another vehicle. It came up through the
floorboard and killed her. Another good reason not to tailgate, I'd say.
Dave

"Greg" <toft@zoomtown.com> wrote in message
news:3f380ce9$0$52128$a0465688@nnrp.fuse.net...
> It is my understanding that a heat shield helps to shield and disperse
heat
> from the exhaust pipe/muffler heat. I don't think it is there to act as
an
> actual shield for protection against road debris. They are usually pretty
> flimsy thin metal and if you lose one you might feel a little more heat on
> your toosh, but I would not be too concerned. Some people end up taking
> them off because they tend to vibrate after they get old and loose.
> Greg
> "Tim" <tim@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:3F3808DB.907C3727@nowhere.com...
> > I have a 96 Accord EX 4 cylinder. I took it in for an oil change and
> > the guy told me I am missing a heat shield. He told me it is not that
> > important except if I hit anything metal underneath the car and it will
> > cause big problem. Now that I try to find that heat shield and discover
> > that there are a lot of them underneath the car and it is supposed to be
> > a Honda dealer order parts. I try to find the guy back at the oil
> > change place but he no longer work there. Anyone know how many heat
> > shield is under the car? Can you give me the part name or number?
> >
> > Thanks a million!!
> >
>
>

 

I'll bet you were saying to yourself, "Finally, that damn noise has quit.
Must be my lucky day".
Dave

"Tim" <tim@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:3F381220.5548683A@nowhere.com...
> Thanks for the advice. Now you mention it, I did hear a rattle noise
before I
> lost the heat shield. I guess it is not an important part that need to be
> replaced. However, can anyone tell me how to order that part? I call the
> local Honda dealership and inquire about the heat shield for the exhaust
pipe
> and he told me there is no such part listed. Please help.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Greg wrote:
>
> > It is my understanding that a heat shield helps to shield and disperse
heat
> > from the exhaust pipe/muffler heat. I don't think it is there to act as
an
> > actual shield for protection against road debris. They are usually
pretty
> > flimsy thin metal and if you lose one you might feel a little more heat
on
> > your toosh, but I would not be too concerned. Some people end up taking
> > them off because they tend to vibrate after they get old and loose.
> > Greg
> > "Tim" <tim@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> > news:3F3808DB.907C3727@nowhere.com...
> > > I have a 96 Accord EX 4 cylinder. I took it in for an oil change and
> > > the guy told me I am missing a heat shield. He told me it is not that
> > > important except if I hit anything metal underneath the car and it
will
> > > cause big problem. Now that I try to find that heat shield and
discover
> > > that there are a lot of them underneath the car and it is supposed to
be
> > > a Honda dealer order parts. I try to find the guy back at the oil
> > > change place but he no longer work there. Anyone know how many heat
> > > shield is under the car? Can you give me the part name or number?
> > >
> > > Thanks a million!!
> > >
>

 

I'll bet you were saying to yourself, "Finally, that damn noise has quit.
Must be my lucky day".
Dave

"Tim" <tim@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:3F381220.5548683A@nowhere.com...
> Thanks for the advice. Now you mention it, I did hear a rattle noise
before I
> lost the heat shield. I guess it is not an important part that need to be
> replaced. However, can anyone tell me how to order that part? I call the
> local Honda dealership and inquire about the heat shield for the exhaust
pipe
> and he told me there is no such part listed. Please help.
>
> Thanks again.
>
> Greg wrote:
>
> > It is my understanding that a heat shield helps to shield and disperse
heat
> > from the exhaust pipe/muffler heat. I don't think it is there to act as
an
> > actual shield for protection against road debris. They are usually
pretty
> > flimsy thin metal and if you lose one you might feel a little more heat
on
> > your toosh, but I would not be too concerned. Some people end up taking
> > them off because they tend to vibrate after they get old and loose.
> > Greg
> > "Tim" <tim@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> > news:3F3808DB.907C3727@nowhere.com...
> > > I have a 96 Accord EX 4 cylinder. I took it in for an oil change and
> > > the guy told me I am missing a heat shield. He told me it is not that
> > > important except if I hit anything metal underneath the car and it
will
> > > cause big problem. Now that I try to find that heat shield and
discover
> > > that there are a lot of them underneath the car and it is supposed to
be
> > > a Honda dealer order parts. I try to find the guy back at the oil
> > > change place but he no longer work there. Anyone know how many heat
> > > shield is under the car? Can you give me the part name or number?
> > >
> > > Thanks a million!!
> > >
>